All time Favorite Band

I agree Front 242 transcended the industrial genre. Too many bands never evolved and played it safe while 242 went out of their way to shake their formula up. I'm sure most 242 fans will disagree with me but I thought their best albums were the two released in 1993, especially "05:22:09:12 Off". DeMeyer also had some good side projects worth checking out. C-Tec (or Cyber-Tec Project) and Cobalt 60.

Live they were INTENSE.

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Put me in the "most 242 fans" camp. While I liked 06:21:03:11 Evil, I can barely even consider Off a Front 242 album. By the Off release, I felt they were being reeled in by the electronic music collective. Off was a venture away from their "core competencies" but instead of initiating the artistic direction of the music, it was more a reaction to the electronic music of the time.

Front 242 was good to Chicago, and Chicago good to Front 242 - due, in part, to one of their record lables being headquartered there. They played there often and I was able to see them live three times. The shows were great, especially considering the difficulty of translating the studio product to a three man live stage.

It's been mentioned before. At any point in your life, a favorite band might change. But there will always that group or groups that you dust off the old CD's from time to time. I'll show my age
- Allman Brothers Band, Eat a Peach
- Jethro Tull, Aqualung
- The Who, Who's Next
- Black Sabbath, Self Titled (I think it was their debut album)
- Crosby Stills & Nash, Self Titled (It was their debut album)

This thread is kind of like the old discussion "If you were stranded on a deserted island, which albums would you want to have?"

With their respective hits, I'm kind of surprised these two haven't been mentioned so far:

U2 - The best concert I've ever seen was U2 in Houston in '92, with the Pixies as the opening act. (The Pixies were great also - Frank Black is a hoot.) I've seen U2 twice since then, and their live shows are always epic. I think I own every U2 album, plus a bunch of bootleg recordings. I believe they have sold over 150 million records, and have won 22 Grammy awards (more than any other band).

The Cure - I was also fortunate to see these guys in person toward the end of their mainstream popularity. Great show, and I've got most of their albums.

With their respective hits, I'm kind of surprised these two haven't been mentioned so far:

U2 - The best concert I've ever seen was U2 in Houston in '92, with the Pixies as the opening act. (The Pixies were great also - Frank Black is a hoot.) I've seen U2 twice since then, and their live shows are always epic. I think I own every U2 album, plus a bunch of bootleg recordings. I believe they have sold over 150 million records, and have won 22 Grammy awards (more than any other band).

The Cure - I was also fortunate to see these guys in person toward the end of their mainstream popularity. Great show, and I've got most of their albums.